Trump Officially Recognizes Jerusalem as Capital City of Israel

Trump Officially Recognizes Jerusalem as Capital City of Israel

Trump Officially Recognizes Jerusalem as Capital City of Israel

Washington, Dec 6 (Prensa Latina) US President Donald Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital city of Israel, despite the warnings made by world leaders that such measure will jeopardize regional security and possible peace talks.

When making the statement this afternoon at the White House, Trump changed the stance taken by all his predecessors, saying that it is a new approach to the conflict between Israel and Palestine.

He also ordered the State Department to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, and to begin the construction of a building that, according to Trump, will be a magnificent tribute to peace when it is completed.

To justify the controversial decision, which has caused the rejection of various countries, Trump said that in 1995 the Congress passed a law urging the federal government to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital city and to move the U.S. Embassy to that city.

According to Trump, since then all previous presidents have postponed the implementation of the law every six months, but in his view, despite these delays, a lasting peace agreement between Israel and Palestine is not closer.

Trump said that this measure is a recognition of reality and with it, the United States becomes the only country in the world to accept Jerusalem as the Israeli capital city.

He said that the new measure should not be seen as lack of commitment to the process of negotiations between Israel and Palestine, while pledging to do everything possible to help the parties to achieve it.

He said that the United States will support a two-State solution if that is agreed between the two parties.

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Trump Officially Recognizes Jerusalem as Capital City of Israel

Washington, Dec 6 (Prensa Latina) US President Donald Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital city of Israel, despite the warnings made by world leaders that such measure will jeopardize regional security and possible peace talks.

When making the statement this afternoon at the White House, Trump changed the stance taken by all his predecessors, saying that it is a new approach to the conflict between Israel and Palestine.

He also ordered the State Department to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, and to begin the construction of a building that, according to Trump, will be a magnificent tribute to peace when it is completed.

To justify the controversial decision, which has caused the rejection of various countries, Trump said that in 1995 the Congress passed a law urging the federal government to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital city and to move the U.S. Embassy to that city.

According to Trump, since then all previous presidents have postponed the implementation of the law every six months, but in his view, despite these delays, a lasting peace agreement between Israel and Palestine is not closer.

Trump said that this measure is a recognition of reality and with it, the United States becomes the only country in the world to accept Jerusalem as the Israeli capital city.

He said that the new measure should not be seen as lack of commitment to the process of negotiations between Israel and Palestine, while pledging to do everything possible to help the parties to achieve it.

He said that the United States will support a two-State solution if that is agreed between the two parties.